What web sites can I go to look up the current states or goverment laws w/o alot of heavy explanation?

Question

I don't need alot of the goverments big long boring explanation on each laws and how its turn into a law. Just a short simply understanding of why we have it.Some may makes sences others may not. If it has to be in a kids friendly way. That's o.k. too. I'm just curious. I know about the bicycle helmet law and what its for(to protects our noddles..lol.. ;-) and then there is a more serious one like you can't be marry to more than one person at a time.Which I thinks the guys hate that one..lol..

Answer 1

It seems that you have to look by topic. Here are some interesting sites that I found.

Disability and Civil Rights
http://www.nbda.org/disability_laws/index.html

Dogs
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/laws1.html

State Fire Arm
http://www.gunlaws.com/travel.htm

Drinking
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/Community%20Guides%20HTML/PDFs/Public_App7.pdf#search='guide%20to%20national%20laws'

Answer 2

Finding the actual text of the laws is comprably easy (per state), but as you pointed out they don't offer explanations.

As to "why" a given law exists, that's almost never recorded except in the legislative history, and even then it's not easy to find. The bottom line is that most laws are passed because the people making the laws (the legislators) think the law is a good idea.

Answer 3

Finding the actual text of the laws is comprably easy (per state), but as you pointed out they don't offer explanations.

As to "why" a given law exists, that's almost never recorded except in the legislative history, and even then it's not easy to find. The bottom line is that most laws are passed because the people making the laws (the legislators) think the law is a good idea.